Mission Exchange: From Product to Plate

Explore what it takes to turn green protein innovation into solutions that work in professional kitchens and everyday public meals.

How do we move green protein products from promising innovations to solutions that work in everyday public meals? Join this Mission Exchange to explore what producers, professional kitchens, educators and projects have learned about testing, adapting and implementing green proteins – and what it takes to accelerate wider adoption.

Developing innovative green protein products is only part of the transition towards more plant-rich public meals. To become part of everyday practice, products must meet the needs of professional kitchens, work in existing workflows and appeal to the people eating the meals. Product limitations, skills gaps and scepticism can all stand in the way of wider adoption.

Building on experiences from the project, 4P – Plant Powered Public Plates, this Mission Exchange brings together actors to share what they have learned from moving green proteins from development and testing towards implementation. We will explore experiences from producers, professional kitchens and educators, including what has worked, what has proved difficult and where knowledge is still missing.

The day is for food producers, professional kitchens, educators, project partners and others working with plant-rich public meals. Through presentations, shared experiences and facilitated discussion, we will identify recurring barriers and explore what different actors can learn from each other to make green protein solutions easier to test, improve and implement.

By joining the Mission Exchange, you will:

• Gain practical insights from developing, testing and introducing green protein products in public meals.
• Learn where product limitations, kitchen practices, skills and perceptions can hinder adoption.
• Hear perspectives from producers, professional kitchens and educators.
• Exchange experiences with others working on similar challenges across the food value chain.
• Explore opportunities for collaboration that can support wider implementation.

Preliminary programme

09:30–10:00 | Arrival and breakfast
Informal networking across projects, organisations and the food value chain.

10:00–10:15 | Welcome: From individual projects to a shared mission
Food & Bio Cluster Denmark introduces the purpose of the Mission Exchange and connects the day’s discussions to the wider transition towards more plant-rich diets.

10:15–10:45 | 4P: From product testing to public meals
What have we learned from testing green protein products and exploring their potential in public kitchens? We look at what has worked, what has been challenging and what successful implementation requires.

10:45–11:45 | From innovation to adoption: Perspectives along the value chain
Short perspectives from different parts of the value chain, including producers, professional kitchens and education.

11:45–12:30 | Lunch and networking 12:30–12:45 | How was lunch?
Reflections on the meal and the experience around it.

12:45–13:50 | Mission Exchange Workshop: Sharing the lessons behind the results
Facilitated discussions on shared lessons, recurring barriers and opportunities for collaboration. What do we know works? Where is knowledge still missing? And what can producers, kitchens and educators learn from each other?

13:50–14:00 | Closing remarks
Key reflections and next steps.

 

Pratical information

Date: 2 December 2026
Time: 09:30–14:00
Location: Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen
Language: English
Registration deadline: 26 November 2026